Ally C., PhD 🧠🔬
@acara333.bsky.social
Staff Organizer - UAW Member Education and Defense Fund. ✊ Former member & steward UAW4811
Research Scientist in limbo. Physiology, neuroendocrinology, sex hormones & sex variables.
Also a fan of birds. 🦉
(she/her)
Research Scientist in limbo. Physiology, neuroendocrinology, sex hormones & sex variables.
Also a fan of birds. 🦉
(she/her)
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Things that will get you kicked out of academia forever:
- taking maternity leave at the wrong time
- spending too much time with your kids
- reporting harassment
- not moving every 2-3 years
- taking a partner's job/preferences into account
- mouthing off before tenure
- taking maternity leave at the wrong time
- spending too much time with your kids
- reporting harassment
- not moving every 2-3 years
- taking a partner's job/preferences into account
- mouthing off before tenure
A guy makes ONE tiny mistake (has a years-long friendship with the world's worst sex trafficker; brags about sexually harassing colleagues; is racist; says women are stupid) and his whole LIFE is blown up (does slightly fewer speaking engagements; keeps teaching at #1 university)??!?!?!?!?!
So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.
Got it.
Got it.
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Things that will get you kicked out of academia forever:
- taking maternity leave at the wrong time
- spending too much time with your kids
- reporting harassment
- not moving every 2-3 years
- taking a partner's job/preferences into account
- mouthing off before tenure
- taking maternity leave at the wrong time
- spending too much time with your kids
- reporting harassment
- not moving every 2-3 years
- taking a partner's job/preferences into account
- mouthing off before tenure
Since my postdoc ended over a year ago, I've struggled to see where my career will go, especially during the ongoing disruptions to publicly funded research and difficult industry job market.
November 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Since my postdoc ended over a year ago, I've struggled to see where my career will go, especially during the ongoing disruptions to publicly funded research and difficult industry job market.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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What can unions do to survive in the second Trump presidency? What tactics and strategies can help organize more new members and best survive an all-out assault on labor and other rights?
Register now! www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
Register now! www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
What can unions do to survive in the second Trump presidency? What tactics and strategies can help organize more new members and best survive an all-out assault on labor and other rights?
Register now! www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
Register now! www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
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Hey folks. DIA workers are working to unionize! Sign the letter of support below + follow IG DIAworkersunited.
My Grandpa did one of the jobs in the Riviera mural, my Dad would always point it out. I get how it's inspirational. Good on em and let's get their back.
www.metrotimes.com/news/metro-d...
My Grandpa did one of the jobs in the Riviera mural, my Dad would always point it out. I get how it's inspirational. Good on em and let's get their back.
www.metrotimes.com/news/metro-d...
DIA workers say museum’s Diego Rivera murals inspired them to form a union - Detroit Metro Times
Mexican artist Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry Murals stand tall and proud inside the Detroit Institute of Arts, a monument to the power of workers and a city long associated with organized labor. Tho...
www.metrotimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Hey folks. DIA workers are working to unionize! Sign the letter of support below + follow IG DIAworkersunited.
My Grandpa did one of the jobs in the Riviera mural, my Dad would always point it out. I get how it's inspirational. Good on em and let's get their back.
www.metrotimes.com/news/metro-d...
My Grandpa did one of the jobs in the Riviera mural, my Dad would always point it out. I get how it's inspirational. Good on em and let's get their back.
www.metrotimes.com/news/metro-d...
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The Leading Edge Fellows gathered this week to celebrate Zara Weinberg, a beloved member of our community. Our 7th cohort of Leading Edge Fellows (2026) will be named in her honor.
The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Leading Edge Fellows gathered this week to celebrate Zara Weinberg, a beloved member of our community. Our 7th cohort of Leading Edge Fellows (2026) will be named in her honor.
The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
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Mary Sheffield will become the first woman elected mayor of Detroit, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4oRiL7z
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Mary Sheffield will become the first woman elected mayor of Detroit, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4oRiL7z
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November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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#OtD 4 Nov 1811 Luddites attacked machinery in Bulwell, England. While 'Luddite' is used today to mock those who don't like/know how to use technology, the Luddites didn't oppose technology as such, but how capitalists used it to make them unemployed stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1046...
November 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
#OtD 4 Nov 1811 Luddites attacked machinery in Bulwell, England. While 'Luddite' is used today to mock those who don't like/know how to use technology, the Luddites didn't oppose technology as such, but how capitalists used it to make them unemployed stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1046...
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In place of evidence-based info, new content promoted biological sex essentialism -- portraying women’s bodies as weak or in need of protection, and trans people as a “threat.”
This isn’t health communication. It’s ideology.
This isn’t health communication. It’s ideology.
October 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
In place of evidence-based info, new content promoted biological sex essentialism -- portraying women’s bodies as weak or in need of protection, and trans people as a “threat.”
This isn’t health communication. It’s ideology.
This isn’t health communication. It’s ideology.
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New publication with @susanshort.bsky.social in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social. We analyzed 2025 revisions to womenshealth[dot]gov under the Trump administration -documenting how credible health content was replaced with ideology: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Rewriting women's health: a content analysis of the Trump administration's revisions to womenshealth.gov
In 2025, the Trump administration instituted rapid changes to the data and information available on US government websites. We conducted a content ana…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
New publication with @susanshort.bsky.social in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social. We analyzed 2025 revisions to womenshealth[dot]gov under the Trump administration -documenting how credible health content was replaced with ideology: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
*taps the sign* transphobia hurts everybody
Citing a Trump executive order banning "gender ideology," the VA is withholding coverage and treatment for male veterans with breast cancer, an increasing condition among veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during service. 100 male veterans a year are diagnosed with breast cancer.
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
*taps the sign* transphobia hurts everybody
SE Michigan folks, please consider donating what you can to Gleaners Community Food Bank ahead of the imminent loss of SNAP benefits👇
donor.gcfb.org/page/donate?...
donor.gcfb.org/page/donate?...
Take Hunger off the Table
At Gleaners Community Food Bank, we believe hunger can be solved. That’s why we’re always finding new ways to make every dollar go further, partnering with others to connect people with nutritious foo...
donor.gcfb.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
SE Michigan folks, please consider donating what you can to Gleaners Community Food Bank ahead of the imminent loss of SNAP benefits👇
donor.gcfb.org/page/donate?...
donor.gcfb.org/page/donate?...
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The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.
www.whatimreading.net
October 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
how am I supposed to pick an ACA Marketplace plan during open enrollment if I don't know what the rate increase will be...do I just pick the cheapest one and hope the rates don't skyrocket??
October 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
how am I supposed to pick an ACA Marketplace plan during open enrollment if I don't know what the rate increase will be...do I just pick the cheapest one and hope the rates don't skyrocket??
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White-collar workers are done with burnout, layoffs, and corporate spin. They’re organizing for fair pay and real power on the job. Union strength isn’t just for one class of worker—it’s for all workers. 💪 https://seiu.co/47qitOb
The future of white-collar work may be unionized
Law firms, banks and tech companies are seeing an uptick in employees choosing to join unions.
seiu.co
October 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
White-collar workers are done with burnout, layoffs, and corporate spin. They’re organizing for fair pay and real power on the job. Union strength isn’t just for one class of worker—it’s for all workers. 💪 https://seiu.co/47qitOb
This is so incredibly cool!
Congratulations @karalmckinley.bsky.social & lab on their groundbreaking recent preprint establishing + characterizing a chemically inducible model of menstruation in mouse:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
My jaw dropped when I heard this presented earlier this year. Incredible.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
My jaw dropped when I heard this presented earlier this year. Incredible.
Induction of menstruation in mice reveals the regulation of menstrual shedding
During menstruation, an inner layer of the endometrium is selectively shed, while an outer, progenitor-containing layer is preserved to support repeated regeneration. Progress in understanding this co...
www.biorxiv.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This is so incredibly cool!
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Please do not forget that some scientists were cozying up to Epstein long long long after his horrific behavior was known. Five of them are featured in the Birthday Book.
Gerry Edelman.
Murray Gellman.
Steve Kosslyn.
Martin Nowak.
Lee Smolin.
See docs: oversight.house.gov/release/over...
Gerry Edelman.
Murray Gellman.
Steve Kosslyn.
Martin Nowak.
Lee Smolin.
See docs: oversight.house.gov/release/over...
September 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Please do not forget that some scientists were cozying up to Epstein long long long after his horrific behavior was known. Five of them are featured in the Birthday Book.
Gerry Edelman.
Murray Gellman.
Steve Kosslyn.
Martin Nowak.
Lee Smolin.
See docs: oversight.house.gov/release/over...
Gerry Edelman.
Murray Gellman.
Steve Kosslyn.
Martin Nowak.
Lee Smolin.
See docs: oversight.house.gov/release/over...
Got 2025-2026 vaccine boosters for flu and COVID this morning, fuck you RFK Jr
September 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Got 2025-2026 vaccine boosters for flu and COVID this morning, fuck you RFK Jr
Capitulating in advance will not save your institution from further federal attack. Gender affirming care saves lives.
#ProtectTransKids
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#ProtectTransKids
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/univers...
Exclusive: The University of Michigan Will End Gender Affirming Care for Minors Amid Trump Admin Legal Onslaught
The Trump administration has strong-armed the University of Michigan’s statewide hospital system...
talkingpointsmemo.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Capitulating in advance will not save your institution from further federal attack. Gender affirming care saves lives.
#ProtectTransKids
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/univers...
#ProtectTransKids
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/univers...
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Per multiple sources, the EPA will cease recognizing employee unions tonight, removing their ability to collectively bargain.
August 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Per multiple sources, the EPA will cease recognizing employee unions tonight, removing their ability to collectively bargain.
‼️‼️‼️ basically they want sex hypersimplified to "Y chromosome: yes or no" because that is the only sex variable you can't change. Everything else is plastic my friends.
Extremely important fact not mentioned, the executive order also requires grant recipients to pass an ideological test, specifically by attesting to a belief in claims about human biology that are false and intended as a justification for cruelty to trans people. apnews.com/article/trum...
August 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
‼️‼️‼️ basically they want sex hypersimplified to "Y chromosome: yes or no" because that is the only sex variable you can't change. Everything else is plastic my friends.
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‼️ Trump's NSF is demanding UCLA violate CA law and ban trans women from college bathrooms, dorms, and sports, in order to restore illegally withheld NSF grants.
After other universities capitulated to these ridiculous demands, UCLA students and staff must ensure UCLA doesn't follow.
Link in🧵
After other universities capitulated to these ridiculous demands, UCLA students and staff must ensure UCLA doesn't follow.
Link in🧵
August 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
‼️ Trump's NSF is demanding UCLA violate CA law and ban trans women from college bathrooms, dorms, and sports, in order to restore illegally withheld NSF grants.
After other universities capitulated to these ridiculous demands, UCLA students and staff must ensure UCLA doesn't follow.
Link in🧵
After other universities capitulated to these ridiculous demands, UCLA students and staff must ensure UCLA doesn't follow.
Link in🧵
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Today, the word “Luddite” is used as an insult to anyone resistant to technological innovation. But a recent book argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.
Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I.
Brian Merchant’s new book, “Blood in the Machine,” argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.
www.newyorker.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Today, the word “Luddite” is used as an insult to anyone resistant to technological innovation. But a recent book argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.